don't you hate when people from the past randomly walk into it and stir up old (bad) feelings?
a girl i used to work with at pucchi walked into work this afternoon.
I guess in a way I felt jealous about her 'wonderful' life... but at the same time, i hated how smug and super she thought she was. I guess its a bit of natural selection working there, just waltzing in and taking over everything and being the 'perfect' employee.
I have never felt really adequate as a groomer. Like, I try, but I never feel i do good enough, always thinking people will find the faults, hate the clip etc. i guess in part it was the way I was originally trained, never getting praise or encouragement, just faults picked out all the time, and never getting really enough time to fine tune my more "fancier" clipping with a more experienced groomer, so I have always thought pretty much everything i do looks like shit. I guess because I have never been confident about it, whenever someone new comes in, they take the spotlight and i just fade back into the corner and do the basic things.
The last year or so has been kind of tough, having no other groomer there to check my work or give me tips on how to do something different. Slowly I have built up a really great customer base who really appreciate my work, which is nice, but I still think its just cos they are from Logan and there isnt much in the way of groomers there, so my work is only good for Logan standards.
Since finishing at Cannon Hill, I have had a couple of my regulars from there track me down to Underwood and tell me how much they hated the new groomer there's work and how I was much more thorough and their dogs seemed so much happier with me. (which is weird considering how i have been the last several months). I guess it has lifted my confidence a bit hearing that from people who have used alot of different groomers in Brisbane, and are willing to travel like 30+mins to me at Underwood to get their dogs done, and I was actually feeling really confident that you know, I was on this right track again, gaining more customers who appreciated the work and effort I put into things...
then natasha walks in... she has moved into the area, and is opening a salon nearby. Fancy business plan all set out, big family money backing etc etc.
great.
I know I shouldn't feel worried like I do, but you know, I got away from all that kind of hiding behind the "star" groomers and now she is coming into my space and I just feel like all my effort is going to be ruined... cos like, I am better than the dodgy people around but I can't compete with her fancy salon and ideas.
meh... i dont know why i am so unsettled about this... its not going to happen for a while, but i dont know, its just messed with my head, and I was going so well.
poo.
in other news, I reallly reaaalllyy want to go see russell brand in melbourne, but alas, no can do
in other other news, im sore! stupid gym!
In other other other news, i have nothing else to say. except, i have husky hair in my eyes and it wont come out.
and also, isnt this healthy living, lots of water, good food, exercise no drug thing meant to clear my skin up dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
peas out
a girl i used to work with at pucchi walked into work this afternoon.
I guess in a way I felt jealous about her 'wonderful' life... but at the same time, i hated how smug and super she thought she was. I guess its a bit of natural selection working there, just waltzing in and taking over everything and being the 'perfect' employee.
I have never felt really adequate as a groomer. Like, I try, but I never feel i do good enough, always thinking people will find the faults, hate the clip etc. i guess in part it was the way I was originally trained, never getting praise or encouragement, just faults picked out all the time, and never getting really enough time to fine tune my more "fancier" clipping with a more experienced groomer, so I have always thought pretty much everything i do looks like shit. I guess because I have never been confident about it, whenever someone new comes in, they take the spotlight and i just fade back into the corner and do the basic things.
The last year or so has been kind of tough, having no other groomer there to check my work or give me tips on how to do something different. Slowly I have built up a really great customer base who really appreciate my work, which is nice, but I still think its just cos they are from Logan and there isnt much in the way of groomers there, so my work is only good for Logan standards.
Since finishing at Cannon Hill, I have had a couple of my regulars from there track me down to Underwood and tell me how much they hated the new groomer there's work and how I was much more thorough and their dogs seemed so much happier with me. (which is weird considering how i have been the last several months). I guess it has lifted my confidence a bit hearing that from people who have used alot of different groomers in Brisbane, and are willing to travel like 30+mins to me at Underwood to get their dogs done, and I was actually feeling really confident that you know, I was on this right track again, gaining more customers who appreciated the work and effort I put into things...
then natasha walks in... she has moved into the area, and is opening a salon nearby. Fancy business plan all set out, big family money backing etc etc.
great.
I know I shouldn't feel worried like I do, but you know, I got away from all that kind of hiding behind the "star" groomers and now she is coming into my space and I just feel like all my effort is going to be ruined... cos like, I am better than the dodgy people around but I can't compete with her fancy salon and ideas.
meh... i dont know why i am so unsettled about this... its not going to happen for a while, but i dont know, its just messed with my head, and I was going so well.
poo.
in other news, I reallly reaaalllyy want to go see russell brand in melbourne, but alas, no can do
in other other news, im sore! stupid gym!
In other other other news, i have nothing else to say. except, i have husky hair in my eyes and it wont come out.
and also, isnt this healthy living, lots of water, good food, exercise no drug thing meant to clear my skin up dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
peas out
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Editted to add: LOL I just realised I wrote what Dah (And Lockeblade) wrote. See, it's truee!